Jim Furstenberg, Ph.D., P.I.

Jim Furstenberg, Ph.D., P.I.

Associate Professor
Ph.D., P.I., CISSP, C|EH, LRSA, GMON, C|ND, C)PTE, CNA, CLFE, ACE, C|SCU
Accountancy, Finance & Information Systems
Phone: (231) 591-5335
Email: [email protected]

Education

• PhD, Nova Southeastern University, Cybersecurity/Information Assurance
• MS, Ferris State University, Information Security and Intelligence, Incident Response Concentration
• BS, Ferris State University, Information Security and Intelligence, Digital Forensics Concentration
• AAS, AAS, Northwestern Michigan College, General

Biography

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Biography
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After 30 years in the Information Systems and business environment, Dr. Furstenberg joined the Ferris ISI program as a full-time faculty member in the fall of 2014. His wide industry experiences include multimillion-dollar retail corporations, small to medium enterprises, independent retail organizations, nonprofit, academic, and medical. He has held many different positions at all levels in both large corporations and small organizations. Some of these include; Chief Information Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Infrastructure Analyst, Systems Administrator, IT Security Analyst, and Cyber Security Consultant. Dr. Furstenberg is an active member and serves as Team 2 Leader for the State of Michigan’s Cyber Civilian Corps (MiC3). In addition, Dr. Furstenberg is a licensed Private Investigator, focusing on digital forensics cyber investigations and cyber crime.

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Licensed Private Investigator - State of MI
LogRhythm Security Analyst (LRSA)
GIAC Continuous Monitoring Certification (GMON)
EC-Council Certified Instructor
(ISC)² – Authorized Instructor
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
Certified Network Defender ( C|ND)
Certified Penetration Testing Engineer (CPTE)
Certified Nexpose Administrator (CNA)
Palo Alto Accredited Configuration Engineer (ACE)
Certified Secure Computer User (C|SCU)

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Research Interests:
Research interests are Packet and Protocol Analysis, Network Forensics, Intrusion Analysis, Indicators of Compromise (IOC), Reverse Engineering Malware, Vulnerability Management, Risk Analysis and Open Source Intelligence (OSINT).


Publications/Research:
Furstenberg, J. J. (2020). An investigation of the factors that contribute to the perceived likelihood of compliance with the HIPAA security rule among healthcare covered entities and business associates

Furstenberg, J., & Levy, Y. (2018). Towards a Development of Predictive Models for Healthcare HIPAA Security Rule Violation Fines.

Affiliations:
FBI -InfraGuard Member, HSIN – Homeland Security Information Network Member, EC- Council Authorized Instructor, Palo Alto Accredited Configuration Engineer, ISC2 Authorized Instructor, Red Hat Academy Authorized Instructor, State of Michigan Cyber Civilians Corp (MIC3) – Area 2 Team Leader.

Publications and Intellectual Contributions

• Book Reviewer
  (2020). "Stop the Cyber Bleeding - Review of Manuscript - Published Review," In J. Furstenberg (Ed.), Stop the Cyber Bleeding.
• Doctoral Dissertation
  Furstenberg, J. (2020). "An Investigation of the Factors that Contribute to the Perceived Likelihood of Compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule among Healthcare Covered Entities and Business Associates," ProQuest. https://www.etdadmin.com/student/viewetd?siteId=38&viewId=723281